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A construction site photograph showing three workers pouring cement from blue woven sacks onto a heap of reddish-brown sand. The man in the centre wears a white shirt, grey trousers and a green head cloth, and leans over the pile emptying a sack. Beside him a worker in a purple shirt and white head cloth stands near the sack. On the right a man in a cream shirt and blue-and-white checked lungi holds a second blue sack. Behind them a small concrete bridge with a red metal railing, stacked concrete blocks and a green tree stand on the dirt ground. A water hose lies across the sand.

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December 12 20062006-12-12A construction site outdoors where workers are mixing mortar on bare earth beside a small concrete structure. A man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a green head cloth pours cement from a blue woven sack onto a heap of reddish sand. Beside him a worker in a purple checked top, green lungi and white head wrap bends over the pile with gloved hands. On the right an older man in a cream shirt and blue-striped dhoti stands watching, and another person in an orange shirt stands further back. A black hose runs across the ground, and white buildings, trees and a red metal railing sit in the background. Stacked concrete blocks lean against a wooden frame at right.A dusty open site at the ashram grounds with a stack of grey concrete blocks and a large mound of reddish-brown sand. Two workers stand on bare earth: one in a white cap and a blue-and-yellow shirt with a checked lungi, the other in a white shirt and grey-green lungi with a yellow head cloth, shovelling sand into a pile. Sacks lie in the foreground, with green and blue bins at left, young trees, a distant hillside and a far-off figure walking across the ground.2006-12-12A photograph of a temple construction site where workers mix and spread wet grey concrete on the ground. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses, shovels concrete with a flat metal trowel. Beside him a man in a white shirt and green checked lungi bends over the mix with a small trowel. On the right a man in a striped shirt and pink-and-white turban holds a shallow metal pan of gravel. Behind them other workers in white and in lungis, and a woman in an orange sari stands near wooden formwork and a blue drum. Piles of sand and red earth surround the site.2006-12-09October 21 20062006-10-21December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor construction work on a paved site with palm trees and a scaffold behind. Several labourers work around a large heap of grey wet cement or concrete mix spread on the ground, with torn cement bags nearby. A man in a red knit cap and checked shirt on the left, a man in a striped sweater and white turban on the right, and others in lungis and light shirts shovel and spread the mix with tools. Tall lamp posts and a blue barrel sit in the background. No ritual, discourse or a person presence is visible.2006-12-19A photograph of a construction site where three men mix and spread wet concrete on the ground. The man on the left, in a white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a tilak on his forehead, leans forward over the mix. The man in the center wears a white shirt and a green-and-yellow checked lungi and uses a flat metal trowel to scoop grey concrete from a metal tray. The man on the right wears a striped white shirt, a white dhoti and a pink-and-white checked head cloth, and stands bent over the mixture. Sand heaps, scattered bricks and a wooden frame sit around them, and other workers and a woman in an orange sari are visible in the background.2006-12-09October 25 20062006-10-25December 12 20062006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a large rectangular excavation in reddish-brown earth at a temple construction site, for the foundation of a devalayam. Five labourers work inside the pit: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti swings a pickaxe at the bottom, while others in checked shirts, a green shirt with a headband, and a pink shirt use shovels and metal trays to clear soil. A bare-chested man in a grey shirt and red checked lungi stands at the right edge, and a few white-clad figures are seen in the distance near small buildings. Piled bricks, a blue tarpaulin and loose tools lie on the ground.2006-10-25